Our Mission: To Inspire Enthusiasm for Science
and a Love of Learning
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June 14 – August 13, 2010
Summer Science Camp registration is now open!
YSI Family Members will receive a
15% discount through the end of March.
Non-members will receive a
10% discount through the end of March.
Online Registration for Summer Science Camp
is now available!
To register for Summer Science Camp online, click on this link
Online Registration.
To register by mail or phone, click on this link 
For a schedule of Camps see  (and prices)
For description of Camps see 
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Become a YSI Member for 2010!
Click here for online Membership registration.
Click here to download a Membership form.
(PDF that can be filled in and mailed or faxed.)
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Extended Day Summer Science Camp Offered at all YSI sites
You asked for it, we’re doing it! The Extended Day Summer Science Camp will run from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The Extended Day Summer Science Camp will continue the Summer Camp day for B, C and D campers. More information . . .
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After School Science Club
Winter/Spring 2010 schedule and registration
is now available.
Vasona Science and Nature Center hosts terrific After School Science Classes for Pre-K through 5th grade students weekly. Call 408-356-4945 x16 to book or
To register online, click on this Register online.
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Newt Round-up at Sanborn
• Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
• Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
• Location: YSI Sanborn Science and Nature Center in Saratoga
• Fee: $10/adult; $5/child; $25/family
• FREE if redeeming a Member Pass -- call 408-356-4945 or click here to register for Safari.
Click here to register for Membership.
Have you ever seen our native California Newt in its own habitat? Join YSI for an interpretive hike around the YSI Sanborn Science and Nature Center to see these little guys where they live. California newts love the cool, wet weather that is prevalent in the Sanborn County Park.
• All ages welcome. Limited to 30 people
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3151 Alum Rock Avenue
San Jose, California 95127
408-272-1301
Normal store hours:
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Please bring your donations to the back door and ring the bell for assistants.
Donations can be made at any time during normal business hours.
Remember dumping is illegal!
If you are interested in volunteering at the Thrift Store, please call 408-272-1301.
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May 16, 2010
Strawberry Fields Forever is an organized Bike Ride
through Santa Cruz County. Details here.
CCE is a sponor of the YSI Summer Science Bike Hike Camps.
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Science Education Programs
YSI hosts a wide variety of fun, Educational Programs for all grade levels.
Sign up your kids or students for any of our many engaging activities.
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To recognize those donors whose generosity supports our mission of teaching science to children, YSI has developed a new Partners Page.
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Please support our Partners.
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"I wanted to know how everything worked. It is a form of power to know how everything fits together," he said.
George Smoot III, Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize recipient, and winner of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"
Smoot said that he wants students today to have the same opportunities for a good education that he had, but too many U.S. science and math teachers do not have the experience or training needed to prepare the next generation of scientists.
Read more:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/03/MNU31BB3UV.DTL#ixzz0bex2gsRm
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 A Tale of Two Flagella
OLIVIA JUDSON
January 5, 2010,
 They are the best of beings; they are the worst of beings. They are animals; they are plants. They are saviors; they are killers. They are predators; they are parasites. They are, in short, dinoflagellates — a large, diverse and eccentric group of (usually) single-celled organisms that are as celebrated as they are feared. And I hereby nominate them for Life-form of the Month: January. Read more . . .
A micro-image of a dinoflagellate.
Photograph by Henk Brinkhuis/Associated Press
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Adult Learning | Neuroscience
How to Train the Aging Brain
BARBARA STRAUCH
December 29, 2009
 The problem is, as much as I’ve enjoyed these books, I don’t really remember reading any of them. Certainly I know the main points. But didn’t I, after underlining all those interesting parts, retain anything else? It’s maddening and, sorry to say, not all that unusual for a brain at middle age: I don’t just forget whole books, but movies I just saw, breakfasts I just ate, and the names, oh, the names are awful. Read more . . .
GRAY MATTER Neurons make new connections during learning.
Illustration from istockphoto.com
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 Great California Shake Out
On 10/15/2009 at 10:15 in the morning, California held the country's largest earthquake drill. Thousands of adults and students around the state will Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Learn more.
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Last Update:
3/8/10 7:01 PM
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